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The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 11th in Taiwan, 992nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,700 academic publications and 727,942 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#992 of 14,131 In the World
#211 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 144 In Taiwan
#3 of 28 In Taipei
#83 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#99 of 2,360 For Multimedia
#105 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#2071 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1777 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Engineering in Taiwan and 479th in the World with 26,171 publications made and 572,060 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 128 In Taiwan
#138 of 2,841 In Asia
#479 of 6,795 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 12
1994 5 9
1995 7 15
1996 8 26
1997 48 28
1998 266 56
1999 326 251
2000 268 433
2001 320 748
2002 349 1165
2003 429 1688
2004 460 2204
2005 492 2804
2006 610 3862
2007 729 4712
2008 825 6043
2009 854 7489
2010 1134 9761
2011 1186 12473
2012 1290 14631
2013 1379 17372
2014 1317 20511
2015 1172 22569
2016 1191 25000
2017 1186 28027
2018 1154 32451
2019 1347 37498
2020 1369 42927
2021 1510 50335
2022 1475 53775
2023 1617 57469
2024 1184 56030
2025 782 49816

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Physics in Taiwan and 551st in the World with 22,162 publications made and 479,892 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 126 In Taiwan
#157 of 2,822 In Asia
#551 of 6,729 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 9
1994 3 8
1995 4 16
1996 9 23
1997 47 25
1998 240 51
1999 287 235
2000 245 404
2001 294 684
2002 300 1034
2003 353 1509
2004 388 1841
2005 393 2414
2006 498 3338
2007 619 4049
2008 681 5059
2009 718 6217
2010 930 8158
2011 1009 10346
2012 1071 12067
2013 1181 14368
2014 1116 16837
2015 962 18579
2016 1021 20893
2017 1027 23745
2018 975 27321
2019 1142 31506
2020 1197 36418
2021 1299 42559
2022 1280 45992
2023 1349 49316
2024 969 47725
2025 653 43086

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 142 344
Materials Science 5 150 439
Optical Engineering 7 139 486
Acoustical Engineering 6 139 530
Quantum and Particle physics 6 160 538
Condensed Matter Physics 8 225 655
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 224 666
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 208 820
Nuclear Physics 9 276 895
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 330 1040
Astrobiology 15 311 1072
Biophysics 15 355 1095
Theoretical Physics 20 656 1807

Chemistry rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 739th in the World with 18,313 publications made and 429,618 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 126 In Taiwan
#248 of 2,785 In Asia
#739 of 6,561 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1 5
1994 3 3
1995 4 15
1996 9 15
1997 35 17
1998 219 50
1999 251 224
2000 200 374
2001 248 635
2002 242 914
2003 298 1314
2004 324 1624
2005 312 2078
2006 418 2833
2007 514 3491
2008 540 4186
2009 575 5161
2010 746 6748
2011 809 8536
2012 850 10241
2013 908 12254
2014 890 14285
2015 761 15873
2016 850 17987
2017 874 20895
2018 839 24118
2019 955 28127
2020 1017 33041
2021 1081 38431
2022 1107 41810
2023 1114 44581
2024 848 45314
2025 556 41602

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 5 146 324
Nanotechnology 5 142 344
Physical chemistry 5 146 369
Radiochemistry 6 225 420
Materials Science 5 150 439
Inorganic Chemistry 5 164 447
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 150 521
Organic Chemistry 6 221 651
Environmental Chemistry 8 233 697
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 197 712
Biochemical Engineering 4 215 725
Computational Chemistry 7 255 842
Biochemistry 12 373 1013
Pharmacy 14 394 1048
Nutrition and Food Science 13 420 1074

Computer Science rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 480th in the World with 17,538 publications made and 378,762 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 124 In Taiwan
#103 of 2,842 In Asia
#480 of 6,855 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 10
1994 2 9
1995 4 7
1996 1 16
1997 32 21
1998 130 25
1999 176 109
2000 139 212
2001 160 310
2002 233 669
2003 264 947
2004 283 1315
2005 355 1701
2006 441 2444
2007 523 3053
2008 618 4192
2009 631 5362
2010 817 7136
2011 827 8954
2012 885 10040
2013 1002 12184
2014 925 14267
2015 868 15511
2016 784 16715
2017 754 17868
2018 759 21502
2019 880 24569
2020 868 27116
2021 996 32012
2022 915 33552
2023 1047 36304
2024 757 31443
2025 547 25409

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Biology rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Taiwan and 984th in the World with 15,112 publications made and 409,291 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 123 In Taiwan
#334 of 2,838 In Asia
#984 of 6,841 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 5
1994 2 4
1995 0 10
1996 5 12
1997 26 13
1998 147 34
1999 181 154
2000 146 260
2001 186 512
2002 178 702
2003 242 1021
2004 241 1325
2005 225 1703
2006 314 2312
2007 381 2828
2008 375 3532
2009 462 4576
2010 599 5917
2011 643 7605
2012 670 9146
2013 766 11345
2014 723 13180
2015 642 15086
2016 689 16879
2017 738 19379
2018 702 22912
2019 835 26815
2020 906 31797
2021 968 37402
2022 995 41057
2023 1004 43678
2024 714 40841
2025 481 36252

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 142 344
Agricultural Science 6 308 881
Evolutionary Biology 9 233 932
Paleontology 8 278 940
Biochemistry 12 373 1013
Astrobiology 15 311 1072
Nutrition and Food Science 13 420 1074
Biophysics 15 355 1095
Neuroscience 15 330 1136
Biotechnology 12 457 1196
Genetics 16 478 1287
Botany 14 537 1434
Molecular Biology 30 648 1629
Oncology and Cancer research 32 711 1698
Pharmacology 26 761 1749
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 661 1858
Immunology 24 766 1895
Microbiology 22 822 1915
Zoology 20 648 1946
Animal Science 19 717 2009
Forestry 14 704 2020
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 843 2022
Horticulture 33 1089 2421
Virology 35 1062 2649

Environmental Science rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 858th in the World with 12,524 publications made and 305,171 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 124 In Taiwan
#242 of 2,841 In Asia
#858 of 6,888 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 2
1994 4 5
1995 2 11
1996 5 14
1997 19 12
1998 123 26
1999 139 101
2000 128 165
2001 153 303
2002 166 463
2003 215 779
2004 205 1037
2005 217 1281
2006 287 1824
2007 330 2107
2008 355 2884
2009 369 3587
2010 531 4700
2011 548 6112
2012 657 7429
2013 680 9282
2014 644 11022
2015 538 12311
2016 587 13713
2017 590 15377
2018 547 17826
2019 649 20758
2020 710 24322
2021 731 28980
2022 756 31648
2023 793 33613
2024 551 29107
2025 343 24320

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 8 225 637
Geotechnical Engineering 7 222 654
Environmental Chemistry 8 233 697
Oceanography 9 205 709
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 197 712
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 212 721
Earth science and Geophysics 9 251 817
Geology 9 232 823
Environmental Management 8 285 839
Geography and Cartography 6 213 858
Agricultural Science 6 308 881
Ecology 9 255 901
Paleontology 8 278 940
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 661 1858
Forestry 14 704 2020

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 960th in the World with 10,188 publications made and 278,042 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 123 In Taiwan
#184 of 2,867 In Asia
#960 of 7,088 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 5
1994 1 5
1995 1 2
1996 1 10
1997 16 13
1998 73 20
1999 100 60
2000 86 119
2001 95 182
2002 114 364
2003 144 535
2004 156 777
2005 182 1093
2006 224 1571
2007 269 1987
2008 318 2665
2009 339 3631
2010 404 4761
2011 472 6083
2012 536 7197
2013 591 8869
2014 592 10522
2015 519 11674
2016 499 12503
2017 447 13402
2018 425 16656
2019 514 19099
2020 533 21658
2021 611 25520
2022 588 27339
2023 664 29814
2024 453 24799
2025 260 20514

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 55 373
Early Childhood Education 2 32 420
Journalism and Digital Media 4 101 484
Linguistics 5 109 551
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 13 144 646
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 82 656
Law 4 132 750
Archaeology 4 205 849
Political Science 4 141 880
Military science 6 117 887
Philosophy 5 171 903
Sociology 7 161 925
History 4 210 927
Anthropology 5 151 930
Aesthetics 7 203 945
Communications and Public Relations 9 182 1006
Library and Information science 7 168 1021
Art History 6 144 1234
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 409 1650
Demography 23 644 1918
Classics and Ancient History 18 601 2153

Mathematics rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Mathematics in Taiwan and 543rd in the World with 8,046 publications made and 220,280 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Taiwan
#131 of 2,725 In Asia
#543 of 6,434 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 5
1994 2 7
1995 1 4
1996 0 6
1997 13 8
1998 69 16
1999 81 44
2000 58 82
2001 72 132
2002 104 301
2003 138 484
2004 143 699
2005 179 892
2006 213 1309
2007 244 1624
2008 279 2057
2009 285 2733
2010 364 3572
2011 363 4560
2012 436 5383
2013 482 6707
2014 453 8228
2015 415 8963
2016 354 9401
2017 317 10121
2018 342 12371
2019 395 14115
2020 385 15497
2021 492 18536
2022 428 19346
2023 504 20847
2024 289 15444
2025 170 11813

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 48 152
Math Teachers 2 48 262
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 119 387
Statistics 7 140 585
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 153 710
Actuarial Science 16 174 851
Applied Mathematics 18 476 1339

Business rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Business in Taiwan and 490th in the World with 6,900 publications made and 180,876 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 124 In Taiwan
#103 of 2,654 In Asia
#490 of 6,366 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 6
1994 2 3
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 13 7
1998 67 13
1999 77 36
2000 84 83
2001 96 136
2002 109 294
2003 139 451
2004 124 694
2005 158 810
2006 188 1248
2007 223 1649
2008 240 2311
2009 231 2899
2010 301 3867
2011 328 4827
2012 377 5351
2013 378 6258
2014 398 7427
2015 344 7957
2016 276 8357
2017 253 8850
2018 282 10462
2019 317 12190
2020 343 13592
2021 406 15947
2022 368 16392
2023 429 17445
2024 213 13312
2025 155 10009

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 39 110
Operations Research 3 48 152
Construction Management 2 41 168
Entertainment Industry Business 1 22 238
Management 5 92 374
Project Management 3 50 380
Management Information Systems 5 57 391
Marketing 4 75 401
Advertising 4 89 524
Real Estate 9 144 553
Accounting 9 153 731
Human Resource Management 9 156 746
Engineering Management 7 172 777
Finance 9 180 792
Actuarial Science 16 174 851
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 251 892
Hospitality and Hotel Management 35 459 1260
International Trade 20 412 1612
International Business 23 469 1753

Psychology rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 9th for Psychology in Taiwan and 827th in the World with 5,480 publications made and 178,383 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 123 In Taiwan
#202 of 2,766 In Asia
#827 of 6,663 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 6
1995 0 2
1996 1 8
1997 6 3
1998 32 4
1999 29 24
2000 28 55
2001 36 54
2002 43 119
2003 53 230
2004 47 236
2005 71 391
2006 82 559
2007 116 723
2008 122 1034
2009 157 1441
2010 188 1954
2011 214 2719
2012 245 3359
2013 294 4276
2014 299 5288
2015 280 5879
2016 273 6645
2017 253 7059
2018 247 8791
2019 336 10544
2020 374 12066
2021 387 14555
2022 389 15946
2023 437 17382
2024 278 14719
2025 193 12827

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 55 373
Cognitive Science 5 110 479
Social Psychology 4 97 644
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 82 656
Child Psychology 8 159 895
Neuroscience 15 330 1136
Psychiatry 16 395 1277
Clinical Psychology 24 516 1778

Art & Design rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 543rd in the World with 3,249 publications made and 74,304 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Literature, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#5 of 118 In Taiwan
#91 of 2,450 In Asia
#543 of 6,010 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 4 3
1998 15 4
1999 18 17
2000 26 34
2001 31 37
2002 32 61
2003 59 96
2004 40 110
2005 50 191
2006 67 296
2007 76 406
2008 89 557
2009 105 769
2010 116 1095
2011 134 1303
2012 172 1550
2013 190 2051
2014 172 2554
2015 192 2914
2016 161 3124
2017 156 3257
2018 153 3849
2019 175 4539
2020 145 4789
2021 186 5993
2022 198 6098
2023 207 6976
2024 175 6491
2025 124 5880

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 16 99
Illustration and Concept Art 2 22 165
Game Design and Development 3 28 168
Painting and Drawing 3 31 217
Sculpture 3 31 217
Graphic Design 3 38 229
UX/UI Desgin 3 39 236
Entertainment Industry Business 1 22 238
Computer Graphics 5 73 297
Interior Design 2 108 372
Animation 7 110 400
Architecture 4 94 446
Fashion Design 6 95 525
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 109 605
Photography 9 149 753
Literature 6 183 939
Aesthetics 7 203 945
Creative Writing 8 175 1082
Art History 6 144 1234

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 4 137 478
Optometry 8 249 852
Economics 9 207 927
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 357 946
Ophthalmology 13 364 1101
Health Science 9 256 1109
Sports Medicine 12 289 1151
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 299 1162
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 413 1205
Development Studies 14 320 1226
Radiation Therapy 21 509 1243
Anatomy and Physiology 16 450 1307
Orthodontics 11 439 1383
Medicine 18 508 1453
Audiology 22 449 1454
Physical Therapy 21 466 1511
Surgery 20 569 1595
Pathology 19 594 1612
Dentistry 18 593 1712
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 704 1728
Healthcare Management (MHA) 27 509 1759
Cardiology 26 693 1868
Public Health 21 650 1930
Anesthesiology 30 728 1949
Nursing 26 613 2039
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 702 2284